Simple File List gives your WordPress website a list of your files which allows your users to open and download them.
As of April 2026, Simple File List is a WordPress File List plugin with 5.0K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 26 reviews. It has been downloaded 207K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 7% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: FileBird Document Library.
Simple File List is a free plugin that is great for when you need to provide a list of files, either publicly available or private to logged-in users. Place a file list anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode, allowing your front-end users to open, download and optionally edit them. Users can also upload files if you choose.
Simple File List is also a good alternative for organizations using clumsy FTP or Dropbox for larger files. Simply provide your clients with a link to their file list.
Perfect plugin, works as described.
stop making things that you claim are free and then there’s nothing that works unless you pay.
Version 5 worked well, but the uploading UI on the backend was a bit odd. Version 6 really is a nice improvement. Been using the plugin for a few years, easy to manage and a great way to organize shared and hidden files as needed right on your server.
Absolutely brilliant, thank you.
This plugin is a lifesaver when you need a simple way to present a list of hundreds of viewable / downloadable files to the enduser as part of a document library or catalog. Or if you want bulk file uploads, organized separately from the abyss of the default media library, with consistent web addresses that don’t have WordPress’s year-month organization. The ability to password protect the upload location and do file overwriting is a major plus. There are so many other useful settings and features that I could go on and on. For the price, the Pro option and extensions were a no-brainer for me. Kudos to the developer of this plugin!
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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